The sun., 1887-03-27
WEDDED TO ADpENTURERs.
Indian Maidens ShanefulIy Deceived By
Unprincipled White Mea.

WABASH. Ind, March M.-The Miami
maidens have been thoroughly plucked by the
avaricious and characterless white men OF
these parts, So have most OF the members OF
that unhappy tribe, for that matter, but the
fate Of the girls is perhaps the most sorrowful.
Thirty years ago In an evil hour the Miamis
were induced by the prospect Of immediate
gain and by the persuasion OF men whom they
regarded as friends to consent to tho abroga-
tion Of the treaty under which they were to
receive an annuity forever and to accept in lieu
thereof the gross sum Of 1921 900. to be paid to
them in twenty-six annual payments. The
last payment was made In 1881. At that time
the once powerful Miami tribe was reduced to
321 members. and the sum each received in
settlement was $780,
Most Of tho Miamis were In this vicinity on
lands which the Government had given them.
but only few Of them showed any thrift as
farmers. White speculators speedily gained
control &C OF their hotiinGs, ana d the Miams pe
exception was to be found in the case Of
ship;go.mena's band. Just south q, this
the Miamis and his family S as we we'll rSs as others
hSy es sS h
were too shrewd and proyident as rule to be
taken Ken in by designing white M men .,d.ns hov.
and. adventurers who knew Of their. wealth in
@ these ss yw
tho whites is a lofty ambition. which no amount
Of bitter sn the % Of others
eodek cd have 0ss espsesy so
ception, and In their simplicity they have not
been able to realize that In most cases their
b9 aa1 Of the
been induced to contract marriages with white
rulllans and 1t is not known that a single one
regret the day that she saw white man.
the Miami 81 ss hs had msra ss Tsh
much surprise was caused here a few years
ago., when an advertisement appearing in a
local nenwspaner nn anpaonneed af!ll that Nancy We
acres p essslsni iand Would ID mar9y Myi y White
hesa hs S n3s
would s She e It tSst shs
and her advertisement remained In the paper.
The replies received were numerous: Every
sround Responded mo most % Of them NJ in ilp person les
and Nancy was fattered almost to the point Of
y iHnaey by ~ tho attentions which she received.
have been worthy fellows who might have
treated her in a an honorable manner, but, with
other girls Of her race, Nancy finally So
u young man uuIneQ CnaTle6 Hale, ana tnO
marriage was speedily celebrated. Hale was
2 man who had never made q success OF any
thing that he had undertaken, who was in
doe5t delo an and wholly without @ experience in any
looking, and for a time Nancy was the happiest
girl In Indiana.
She and her husband settled on her farm.
and for time they made an effort to cultivate
II. but II soon became evident that Hale had no
Intention OF working On one pretext and
ano!he he induced her to sel'or mortgage the
land and give him the money, until all was ir-
Istrleyabiy gone. and then, with nothing but
abandoned her. taking up with a white wo. 20
man and leaving the. country. Nancy could
land which had been hers, and her
her control forever and that the white husband
for whom she had paid 80 dearly had aban-
doned her. but when she realized the truth her
Giei was upeentrolIable. Some of the older
lands took the girl In and gave her a home. and
through the Kindness Of q Wabash attorney an
action for divorce has now been brought. In
the bill Hale is charged with cruel and in.
human treatment, drunkenness, and unfaith-
fulness. and there are said to be plenty ot Wit
nesses to establish tho allegations.